The European parliament's constitutional affairs committee has approved plans for a parliament-commission joint register for lobbyists.

Publication date: 
Wednesday, April 20, 2011
Author: 
Desmond Hinton-Beales
Media title: 
The Parliament Magazine

[Erik Wesselius, a] spokesman for the alliance for lobbying transparency and ethics regulation (Alter-EU) said that the amendments adopted that call for the parliament and commission to take the "necessary steps" for mandatory registration within two years were "very positive".

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However, [Erik Wesselius] told this website that improvements to the register were still needed, especially with regards to the quality and accuracy of financial data, and ensuring that information is up-to-date.

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http://www.theparliament.com/latest-news/article/newsarticle/meps-back-plans-for-joint-lobbyist-register/